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I grew up in a small town in the 1940s and I don't ever remember ever feeling a need to lock our doors. First of all, most of us were poor, so we didn't have a lot of valuable laying around for the taking. But we live in a different world now.

We have had 4 burglaries in our neighborhood since July. Two of them were directly behind our house. So I had already been thinking of ways to keep our home safe. I ordered some door alarms that would deter someone from breaking in. We put in security lights. And I was feeling pretty good until I read the article about Lock Bumping.

I never cease to be amazed at all the different methods a thief will use to gain entry into your home. I thought I had heard everything. Do you even know what Lock Bumping is? Well, I sure didn't, so I started doing some research to know exactly what it is and how it works.

Now if you are not familiar with it, you need to be. The fact is that most of our houses have 2 to 3 doors that have locks. That probably doesn't even include PVC doors, garage doors and storage shed doors that are secured only by cylinder locks.

What Exactly is Lock Bumping?

In a nutshell, using this technique, criminals use a specially-cut key which is inserted and knocked on, causing all the pin tumblers in the lock to split and the lock opens. As I understand it, it works best on cylinder locks. Most older homes are very vulnerable because cylinder locks are used. Unfortunately, that includes most of us. And here's the crazy part, there are many "how to" videos on YouTube. So anyone with a computer has access to Lock Bumping.

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

So how does the average homeowner protect themselves? Here is some important information to have to make sure our homes are safe..

The only real answer is to ensure that all your cylinder locks are of good quality -minimum of 5-6 pins and preferably some kind of sidebar mechanism, and are sold as bump proof. This way you will be covering yourself against not only lock bumpers but also those who have a little more skill and may try to pick the lock in other ways.

There is a product called Pickbuster. It is a solution which is squirted into your cylinder locks and makes them safe from lock bumping. It coats the pins inside the lock and prevents them bouncing when an attempt is made to bump the lock.

Check the locks to all the entrances to your house. Are they all cylinder locks? If so, consider changing them to either a cylinder lock or a lever door lock. A lever lock cannot be bumped.

If you have to use a cylinder lock replacement, quality is really important. Most manufacturers offer 'bump proof ' cylinder locks and this is an option that you should seriously consider.

Here's a scary thought. Most of us have sliding doors or patio doors. These are prime targets for being bumped because often times they are often mass produced and tend to have small poor quality locks. Stats show that over 50% of these kind of doors can be bump locked.

If you happen to live in an apartment, you probably already know that the locks have been Master keyed, therefore they are easier to 'bump' open. The only real solution is to replace them with high quality 'bump proof' locks. Granted, it's an added expense, but which is more expensive, a new lock or a break in?

Here's a little known fact. Did you know that factory made doors of any kind tend to be fitted with the same kind of locks? Someone whose business is to steal your personal belongings would know this and be looking for that particular kind of door.

Will the Insurance Company Pay if it's not Forced Entry?

The answer to that is yes, no and maybe. It depends on the insurance company you are dealing with. However there is a caveat we should be aware of. In order for an insurance company to issue a claim, there has to be evidence of forced entry. When a door is bump locked, it won't appear to have been tampered with. Even worse, a lot of times the thief leaves the door open when they leave. So then as a home owner you wonder, did I leave the door open? This would appear to be an accident to an insurance company.

Then you find yourself in the situation of not only having your personal property taken, but if the insurance company chooses not to issue a claim, you have no way to get reimbursement for your stolen items. Not a great scenario to be faced with.

What Can We Do?

If someone is determined to break into your house, they will try it. That's even more reason we need to get all the facts and make a decision on what we need to do to keep our home and property safe. Here are some things you can do:

There are lots of Lock Bumping videos on YouTube and other internet videos. Take the opportunity to view some of these videos.

There is also lots of useful information on the internet. Just Google Lock Bumping!

Lock Smiths can help.

Talk to someone in the police department.

Talk to the folks at Home Depot or Lowe's and see what they have to offer to homeowners.

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Whether you are a big corporation or a small store, you want to make sure that security is your top priority. Access control can help with security massively as it reduces the amount of time, energy, and money that you would have spent otherwise. Access control is a system that allows you to restrict the access of areas to individuals that visit your place of business. You may want to computerize your system in keeping track of your employees or you may want to make sure that certain areas are accessible by certain employees. Whatever your concern or reason for wanting an access control system in place, you can rest assured there are a variety of systems available on the market.

Let’s take a look at some of the most common ways in which you can put such a system in place. Employee ID cards can be a manner in which all the people who work under you can enter buildings, simultaneously checking in for the day. All they have to do is swipe or scan their card at any of the doors that only allow employees and they will be able to enter. This ensures that only employees with a card can enter. Another similar method is by using a fingerprint scan. This system requires the individual to scan their fingerprint in the reader and, if their fingerprint is a verified one, the door will open and let them through. This is usually ideal for within buildings, meaning that even though employees or other individuals can enter a building using their card, restricted areas for specific employees can be accessed by just those employees because a card at those doors does not work. This brings us to keypad entries – all the individual needs to do is enter in a code and the doors will unlock, allowing them to go through. These are, again, great for restricted areas or where technical machinery might be kept to avoid anyone who is not qualified to operate those machines from getting hurt. Most commonly, these are used for apartment buildings. It is an easy manner of access that does not require cards or fingerprints, and only people with the code can enter the building.

All these methods of access control allow for an inbuilt security system since only those people who have a means of entry can access the building. This reduces the need to have an unnecessary amount of video surveillance and can make it easy to track individuals. When a fingerprint is scanned or a card is swiped, it is fed into the system, and if anything suspicious happens, it can be tracked easily. Such systems also have an automatic lock system which means that if someone enters in a wrong code one too many times or tries to scan an unidentified fingerprint, the doors get locked until someone can identify and rectify the problem. Anyone trying to break in can trigger an alarm and, in emergency situations, such doors allow for complete shutdown, disabling the entry methods so that no one can enter or exit the building.

Apart from security, access control systems have great benefits. If you wish to install such a system at your workplace, you can contact any locksmith and they can offer advice on such a matter. My Alpharetta Locksmith, LLC in Atlanta, GA is one such trustworthy locksmith service that can not only advise you on the benefits of such a system but also provide you with one that is high quality and serves your needs.

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Many individuals like to believe that they can introduce satisfactory locks and appropriately secure their homes without anyone else. While this can be an underlying cash sparing arrangement, it is by a long shot the most risky choice you could pick. Locksmiths have been giving security to habitations to several years, and, subsequently, they will in general find out about locks than a trying do-it-yourselfer.

A prepared, proficient Locksmith ought to have the option to do the entirety of the accompanying: introduce locks, deadbolts, and mechanical (manual) or electronic locking gadgets; adjust as well as fix these gadgets; rekey bolts; and produce or program new cards or keys to supplant lost things. A locksmith reno ought to likewise be accessible to react to crisis gets when clients are bolted out of their homes or vehicles through either carelessness or lock glitch.

Here are a couple of items locksmiths give that regard property holders of various types:

Locks

Locks are presumably the best and most fundamental security thing to begin with. "Generally essential" nowadays doesn't, be that as it may, mean simple for would-be cheats to get around. It essentially implies that they are moderately easy to introduce just as practical. A private locksmith can go to your home and evaluate what sort of locks are best for your home. They will consider all purposes of access to your home and its sheds, just as any inside security needs.

Barely any sorts of locks are:

Deadbolts: A deadbolt is a lock jolt, normally rectangular, that has no spring activity and that becomes bolted against end pressure when completely anticipated. These are the most widely recognized kinds of optional family unit jolts.

Electronic Locks: Electronic locks are increasingly changed, as they can come as keypads, unique finger impression section, card get to, electronic key access, and numerous others. In the event that you have the spending plan, at that point these are an extraordinary speculation. They are perfect on the off chance that you have particularly important things in your home like classical furnishings or a workmanship assortment.

Mortise Locks: Mortise secures are secures that fit a pocket cut into the finish of an entryway and are held in position by screws through the fore-end. These locks are typically increasingly lavish and enhancing and require a locksmith who is additionally acquainted with carpentry.

Latches: Padlocks are separable locks with a U-molded bar pivoted toward one side, intended to be gone through the staple of a hasp, or a connection in a chain, and afterward snapped shut. Locks are frequently utilized on storehouses like stockpiling sheds or pool houses.